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The Court of Appeal today issued an order unfreezing $4.5 million in assets belonging to former CLICO boss Leroy Parris and his Branlee Consulting Services. This morning, the appeal panel, consisting of justices Andrew Burgess, Kay Goodridge and Margaret Reifer, handed down the 61-page judgment. Parris was in court for the decision, which was immediately welcomed […]

The Court of Appeal today issued an order unfreezing $4.5 million in assets belonging to former CLICO boss Leroy Parris and his Branlee Consulting Services. This morning, the appeal panel, consisting of justices Andrew Burgess, Kay Goodridge and Margaret Reifer, handed down the 61-page judgment. Parris was in court for the decision, which was immediately welcomed […]

Literary scholar Esther Phillips has been appointed Barbados’ first Poet Laureate. Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley presented Phillips with her documents and instruments of appointment on Wednesday at his Sky Mall office. The designation Poet Laureate is conferred on a literary scholar actively involved in poetry and the literary community of their country for not […]

Literary scholar Esther Phillips has been appointed Barbados’ first Poet Laureate. Minister of Culture, Stephen Lashley presented Phillips with her documents and instruments of appointment on Wednesday at his Sky Mall office. The designation Poet Laureate is conferred on a literary scholar actively involved in poetry and the literary community of their country for not […]

Dear Prof. Beckles, I must admit that I find myself with a firestorm of feelings in my belly as I begin this letter. I have vehemently defended the University of the West Indies (UWI) as a philosophy and an institution. Although I am known inside the university for my long letters about matters of concern […]

Dear Prof. Beckles, I must admit that I find myself with a firestorm of feelings in my belly as I begin this letter. I have vehemently defended the University of the West Indies (UWI) as a philosophy and an institution. Although I am known inside the university for my long letters about matters of concern […]

The human memory is a fascinating entity. I am told that the brain is able to store 2.5 million gigabytes of information, which equates to three million hours of TV programme storage. As amazing as the brain is, I cannot comprehend such. I am also fascinated by the fact that we have the ability to […]

The human memory is a fascinating entity. I am told that the brain is able to store 2.5 million gigabytes of information, which equates to three million hours of TV programme storage. As amazing as the brain is, I cannot comprehend such. I am also fascinated by the fact that we have the ability to […]

I have just returned to Barbados following a four-day visit toVenezuela. My elder daughter – noted Barbadian dancer and choreographer Aisha Comissiong – accompanied me and we stayed at the Melia hotel in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. This last trip to Venezuela was my fourth over the past 13 months. And even though our […]

I have just returned to Barbados following a four-day visit toVenezuela. My elder daughter – noted Barbadian dancer and choreographer Aisha Comissiong – accompanied me and we stayed at the Melia hotel in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. This last trip to Venezuela was my fourth over the past 13 months. And even though our […]